Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

  • Birthday: 1912-08-29
  • Deathday: 1994-06-06
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Also know as: Бэрри Салливан

Biography

Barry Sullivan (August 29, 1912 – June 6, 1994) was an American movie actor who appeared in over 100 movies from the 1930s to the 1980s. Born in New York City, Sullivan fell into acting when in college playing semi-pro football. During the later Depression years, Sullivan was told that because of his 6 ft 3 in (1.9 m) stature and rugged good looks he could "make money" simply standing on a Broadway stage. This began a successful career on Broadway, movies and television. One of Sullivan's most memorable roles was playing a movie director in The Bad and the Beautiful opposite Kirk Douglas. Sullivan toured the US with Bette Davis in theatrical readings of the poetry of Carl Sandburg and starred opposite her in the 1951 film Payment on Demand. In 1950, Sullivan appeared in the film A Life of Her Own and replaced Vincent Price in the role of Leslie Charteris' Simon Templar on the NBC Radio show The Saint. Unfortunately, Sullivan only lasted two episodes before the show was cancelled, and then resurrected five weeks later with Vincent Price once again playing the starring role. Sullivan's first starring TV show was a syndicated adaptation of the radio series The Man Called X for Ziv Television in 1956-1957, as secret agent Ken Thurston, the role Herbert Marshall originally portrayed before the microphone. In the 1957-1958 season, Sullivan starred in the adventure/drama television series Harbormaster. He played a commercial ship's captain, David Scott, and Paul Burke played his partner, Jeff Kittridge, in five episodes of the series, which aired first on CBS and then ABC under the revised title Adventure at Scott Island. In 1960, Sullivan played frontier sheriff Pat Garrett opposite Clu Gulager as outlaw Billy the Kid in the western television series The Tall Man (although the series ran for seventy-five half-hour episodes, the one in which Garrett kills Billy was never filmed). Sullivan appeared in Sam Peckinpah's Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) as John Chisum, but his scene was excised from the release print (though later restored to the film). He had a featured role in the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man Book II. In additional to The Tall Man, Sullivan also starred in the television series The Road West, which aired on NBC on Monday, alternating with Perry Como), during the 1966-1967 season. Sullivan played the role of family patriarch Ben Pride. Sullivan guest starred in many series, including The DuPont Show with June Allyson, The Reporter, The Love Boat, Little House on the Prairie, and McMillan and Wife. He starred in many Hallmark Hall of Fame specials including a highly acclaimed production of "The Price" opposite George C. Scott. Sullivan was consistently in demand for the entirety of his career. His acting career spanned romantic leading man roles to villains and finally to character roles. In his later years, Sullivan had roles in the films, Oh God with George Burns and Earthquake, where he shared scenes with Ava Gardner. Sullivan has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one at 1500 Vine St. for his work in television, and another at 6160 Hollywood Blvd. for motion pictures.

Filmography

The Gangster

1947

As Shubunka

Loophole

1954

As Mike Donovan

Pyro... The Thing Without a Face

1964

As Vance Pierson

Planet of the Vampires

1965

As Captain Mark Markary

Dragoon Wells Massacre

1957

As Link Ferris

The Miami Story

1954

As Mick Flagg

No Questions Asked

1951

As Steve Keiver

Intimacy

1966

As Walter Nicholson

Wolf Larsen

1958

As Wolf Larsen

Buckskin

1968

As Chaddock

Stage to Thunder Rock

1964

As Sheriff Horne

Bad Men of Tombstone

1949

As Tom Horn

This Savage Land

1969

As Benjamin Pride

The Purple Gang

1959

As William P. Harley

The Washington Affair

1977

As Walter Nicholson

Another Part of the Forest

1972

As Marcus Hubbard

Shark

1969

As Mallare

Suspense

1946

As Joe Morgan

Cry of the Hunted

1953

As Lieutenant Tunner

Queen Bee

1955

As Avery "Beauty" Phillips

Jeopardy

1953

As Doug Stilwin

Playgirl

1954

As Mike Marsh

Cause for Alarm!

1951

As George Z. Jones

Forty Guns

1957

As Griff Bonell

Another Time, Another Place

1958

As Carter Reynolds

Payment on Demand

1951

As David Anderson Ramsey

Yuma

1971

As Nels Decker

Seven Ways from Sundown

1960

As Jim Flood

China Venture

1953

As Cmdr. Bert Thompson

The Maverick Queen

1956

As Jeff Younger

Texas Lady

1955

As Chris Mooney

LA 2017

1971

As Dane Bigelow

How to Steal the World

1968

As Dr. Robert Kingsley

Framed

1947

As Steve Price

Julie

1956

As Cliff Henderson

The Unknown Man

1951

As District Attorney Joe Bucknor

Violent Naples

1976

As 'O' Generale

Man in the Middle

1964

As General Kempton

Nancy Goes to Rio

1950

As Paul Berten

Smart Woman

1948

As Frank McCoy

The Outriders

1950

As Jesse Wallace

Inside Straight

1951

As Johnny Sanderson

The Immortal

1969

As Jordan Braddock

Her Twelve Men

1954

As Richard Y. Oliver, Sr.

Getting Gertie's Garter

1945

As Ted Dalton

My Blood Runs Cold

1965

As Julian Merriday

Stalked

1968

As Narrator

The Woman of the Town

1943

As King Kennedy

It Takes All Kinds

1969

As Orville Benton

No Room to Run

1977

As Garth Kingswood

High Explosive

1943

As Mike Douglas

The Way to the Gold

1957

As Marshal Hannibal

Grand Jury

1977

As Don Bentine

Mr. Imperium

1951

As Paul Hunter

The Human Factor

1975

As Edmonds

Tension

1949

As Lt. Collier Bonnabel

Strategic Air Command

1955

As Rocky Samford

Take a Hard Ride

1975

As Kane

A Gathering of Eagles

1963

As Col. Bill Fowler

Three Guys Named Mike

1951

As Mike Tracy

And Now Tomorrow

1944

As Jeff Stoddard

An American Dream

1966

As Police Lt. G. Roberts

Skirts Ahoy!

1952

As Paul Elcott

Hurricane

1974

As Hank Stoddard

Rainbow Island

1944

As Ken Masters

The Price

1971

As Walter Franz

Grounds for Marriage

1951

As Chris Bartlett

Harlow

1965

As Marino Bello

Johnny Belinda

1967

As Black MacDonald

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

As Fred Amiel

The Great Gatsby

1949

As Tom Buchanaan

Lady in the Dark

1944

As Dr. Brooks

Nightmare at Ground Zero

1958

As Daniel Joyce

Night Gallery

1969

As Dr. Frank Heatherton

Dime a Dance

1937

As Sailor

Caravans

1978

As Richardson

Savage

1973

As Judge Daniel Stern

A Life of Her Own

1950

As Lee Gorrance

House on Greenapple Road

1970

As Chief Frank Untermyer

The Hoaxters

1952

As Narrator (voice)

The Magician

1973

As Joseph Baker

Cannon

1971

As Calhoun

Earthquake

1974

As Dr. Willis Stockle

Light in the Piazza

1962

As Noel Johnson

Any Number Can Play

1949

As Tycoon

Dates and Nuts

1937

As Collegian

Oh, God!

1977

As Bishop Reardon

Casino

1980

As Sam Fletcher

The Bastard

1978

As Abraham Ware

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002

As Griff Bonnell (archive footage)

The Immigrants

1978

As Grant Whittier

Duffy's Tavern

1945

As Danny Murphy

The Arrangement

1969

As Chet Collier (uncredited)

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940

As Thug in Car's Back Seat

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